Button



April 9, 1929. v P. H. HARRIS 1,708,415

BUTTON Filed July 25, 1928 :9 1 Jay 7 651/96 8. INVENTOR 5 J1 h p H.bar-2 15 .9. BY I g ff/1 w Patented Apr. 9, 1929.

lgitSAlii PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP H. HARRIS, F BRONX, NEW YORK.

BUTTON.

Application filed July 25, 1928. Serial No. 295,269.

This invention relates to a process of mak ing buttons for articles ofclothing from strips of material such as leather or the like.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter made from strips of leather or the like and so arrangedthat-when the said strips are bent over each other a semicircular shapedbutton will be formed.

Another object of the invention is to provide the strips of leather orthe like from which the button is made with metal reinforcing elementsfor the purpose of keeping the formed button in aset position.

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafterapparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details ofconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed.

In these drawings like parts are designated by like reference charactersthroughout the specification.

Figure 1 is atop view of the finished button.

Figure 2 is an edge view thereof.

Figure 3 is a top view of the relative position of the parts which makeup the button showing them in an unassembled position- Figure l. is asimilar view as Figure 3 showing the button in a partly assembledposition.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a view of one of the members which make up the button.

Figure 7 is a top view of one of the disks. 1

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the eye for securing the button to anarticle of cloth- Figure 9 is a view of the metalstrap.

'Figure 10 is a modified form of the body member of the button.

Figure 11 is another modification thereof.

The main part of the button is composed. of a pair'of leather strips 1and 2 placed at right angles to each other as shown in Figure 3. Theends of the strips are provided with slits 3 forming two portions 4 and5. Fastened to the opposite ends ofthe strips or to the portions i aremetal straps 6. Each of the strips 1 and 2 are provided with a hole 7 inthe center so the eye 8 for fastening the button to an article ofclothing can pass through.

Figure 1.

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As shown in Figure 5, placed above the strip 1 is a disk 9 having a slot10 in the center for the shank 11 of the eye 8 to pass through. Placedabove the top of the eye is another disk 12. The purpose of the disks 9and 12 is to securelyposition the eye and to provide some material forthe interior on which to build up the button and give it itssemicircular profile.

The metal straps are fastened to the leather strips 1 and 2 in thefollowing manner. As noted in Figure 9 the straps have narrow portions13 at the ends. 'These nar row portions pass through slots let out inthe leather strips and are bent over forming a loop as seen in Figure 5thus firmly securing the metal and leather together. The straps are madeof nonelastic metal so when they are bent in place they will stay inthat position permanently.

In assembling and finishing the button the various elements arepositioned as shown in Figure 5 and the leather strips 2 are then bentover as shown in Figure 4:. Theleather parts may be soaked in water tomake them pliable. The next step resides in bending over the strip 1 inthe same manner as with the strip 2 but placing the end 15 of strip 1underneath the portion 16 of strip 2 and the end 17 of strip 1underneath the portion 18 of strip 2. This arrangement will interlockthe ends and give the surface of the button the novel and ornamentalelfectas shown in It might be said here that the purpose of slitting theends of the leather strips is toallow the portions 5 to betuckedunderneath the portions 4 so as to increase the thickness of the body ofthe button.

The next step is to place the button in a powerful die and be pressedinto the desired Due to the novel manner of interlocking the ends of theleatherstrips and the introduction of the metal straps the button willtake a permanent set. The various thickness of leather in the center ofthe button will form a foundation on which to build up the button andgive the semicircular profile.

The main or body member 19 of the but ton. can be made of one piece ofmaterial as shown in Figure 10 and provided with exteirsions or arms 20.Also instead of having the strips of leather '1 and 2 made of one piecethey can be made in two half sections 21 and 22 and sewed together by astitch 23.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a novel method of making abutton from leather or the like which has a pleasing appearance and issubstantially imlcstructible.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive andillustrative only, and not as a limitation of the invention, of whichobviously an embodiment may be constructed including many modificationswithout departing from the general scope herein-indicated and denoted inthe appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim 1. In a method of making abutton com;- prising two leather strips placed substantially at rightangles to each other andhaving a foundation in thecenter, folding overthe ends of the said strips over the said foun dation, and subjectingthe blank thusformed to a relatively high pressure between highlyfinished dies so as to give the finished button a permanent set.

2, In a method ofmaking a buttonconr prising two leather strips placedsubstanially at right angles to each other and having a circularfoundation in the center, foldmg over the ends of the said strips overthe said circular foundation, and subjecting the blank thus formed to arelatively high pressure between highly finished dies so as to give thefinished button a permanent set, 7

. 3. Ina method of making a button com prising two leather strips placedsubstantially at right angles to each other and ham ing a foundation inthe center, placing an e e .rovided with a shank in the center of dieFoundation and allowing the said shank to protrude through holes in thecenter of the two leather strips, folding the ends of the said stri sover the said foundation and subjecting t e blank thus formed to arelatively high pressure in av die for giving the finished button apermanent set. V l

4;. In a method of makmg a button comprising two leather strips placedsubstantially at right angles to each other and having a foundation inthe center, fastening a. reinforcing strapito the end of each leatherstrip, placing an eye provided. with a shank in the centerof thefoundation and allowing the said shankto protrude through holes in the,center of] the two leather strips, folding:

thevv ends ofthe said; strips over the said foundation and subjectingthe blank thus formed to a relatively high pressure in a die for givingthe finished button a, permanent set. i

5'. In a button of the class described-two leather strips placed atright angles to each other and provided with a hole in the centerof'eaeh Strip, an eye having a: flange passing through said. holes, theends of the said strip-s beingjifold'ed over the said flange of the eye,

and: means for-giving the structure a permanentset be-tween! diesunder.- high pressure.

6. In a button of the, class described, two

permanent set by being subjected under high pressure 1.1114181 suitabledies.

7.In a button of the class described, two' leatherstrips placed at rightangles to each" other and having a hole in the cent r of each stripregistering; with each other, an eye 111-, eluding a flange and shank,said shank protruding through said-holes, a metal reinforcingstrapattaclied to the ends of the said leather strips, said. ends of theleather strips having slits so the" ends ofthe', said straps can passthrough andbe bent .over forming a loop, the ends of the said leatherstrips being folded over thesaid flange of theeye',

and means for giving the'structure a permanent set by being sub ectedunder hlghpressure under suitable dles.

8. In a method of making a buttonv comprising two leather strips placedsubstantially at right angles to each other and having a foundation inthe center, folding over and interlocking the ends of said strips overthe said foundation, and subjecting the blank thus'lormed to arelatively high pressure between highly finished dies so as to givethefinished button permanent set.

9. In a method of. making a button coins prising two leather stripsplaced substantially at right anglesto each: other and having a circularfoundation'inithecenter, folding over and interlocking theends of thesaid strips over the'said .circularfoundation, and

subjecting the blank thus formed tofla rela tively high pressure betweenhighly finished dies so as to give the finished button a permanent set.

10. In a button of the described, two

leather strips placed at right angles to each other and having a hole inthe center oi each stripregistering witheach other, eye in cluding aflange and shank, said shank protrudmg through said holes,'a metalreinforcing strap attached to the ends out the leather strips, the endsof the s-aid'leather strips being folded overand interlocked overthesaid flange of the eye, and n're'ans for giving; the

structure a permanent setby being subjected underhi-gh. pressureunder-suitable dies.

11.. button of the class described, two leather strips placed atrrghtangl-es to each other and having a hole in the center of each stripregistering Witheachotlier, eye eluding a flange and shank, said shankprotruding through, said holes, a metal rein forcing strap attached tothe ends of the-said" leather strips, said endsot the leatherstripshaving slits so the ends of said straps can pass through and be bentover forming a loop, the ends of the said leather strips being foldedand interlocked over the said flange of the eye, and means for givingthe structure a permanent set by being subjected under high pressureunder suitable dies.

12. A button element made from strips of leather and having a metalreinforcing strap running parallel to said strip, said metal strapattached to the opposite end of each of said strips.

13. In a method of making a button con1- prising a piece of leatherhaving a series of extensions, folding over said extensions to- Wardsthe center of said piece of leather, and subjecting the blank thusformed to a relatively high pressure between highly finished dies so asto give the finished button a permanent set.

14. In a button of the class described, a strip of leather havingprojections, an eye for sewing said button to articles of clothing, saidprojections bent over and covering the upper portion of said eye andmeans for giving the structure a permanent set between dies under highpressure.

15. In a device of the class described, a

button element made from a piece of substantially circular shape leatheror the like and having projections on the periphery of said element, abutton sewing element, the said projections adaptedto be bent over andretain in place said button sewing element.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

PHILIP H. HARRIS.

